Sunset Boulevard

"A devoted man knows when duty calls."

"The past is never truly past in Hollywood."

"I gave her everything—career, purpose, meaning."

"In this business, you are only as relevant as your last picture."

"She was the star. I merely lit the stage."

"One cannot simply walk away from greatness."

"I have seen empires rise and fall in this city."

"The screen is my mistress, always has been."

"A man does not abandon his life's work for sentiment."

"She needed me. I was essential to her existence."

"Without me, there would be no Norma Desmond."

"The dream was always more important than the woman."

"I am still in the business of making pictures. Perhaps you are the one who has forgotten."